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Thanks Guys for all your inputs. Will check the forum and videos for further insight.

Today was doing some 6" jointer baldes and going was slow. So after reading through some of the forum contributions, I did use the edge and flats of the grading stone with a lot more pressure and a quicker side to side motion. My thought process was that this would create some cross texture on the stone making the surface more aggressive. Definitely sped up the sharpening process. Baldes had nicks that had to be ground out. Then graded the stone to 1000 for the final sharpening.

Think I was too gental with both the grading stone and the grinding stone.
I will continue to read through this forum. Thanks to all for your input. This forum is a great support.
Shaun

Hello All,
I have been using my T7 for a couple of years now and really enjoy it. But with harder steels I find that the stone loads up after a while. So I dress the wheel with the coarse stone. I also bought the SB250 wheel to help with those harder steels.
What I am finding that the dressing stone wears out very quickly and the wheel is still not grinding very quickly.
Not sure I am explaining my situation very well but with harder steels whether planer blades or drill bits the going is slow to the point that I am honing rather than sharpening. If I true the wheel it is good for a while. Am I pushing to hard?
Thoughts anyone?
Shaun